Plane Details

SGS 2-33 Schweizer

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General Details
Manufacturer:	Schweizer
Plane Name:	SGS 2-33
Classified as:	Unclassified
Country Of Origin:	U S A
Designer:	Ernest Schweizer
No. of Seats	2
No. Built	579

Performance:
L/DMax:	23 72 kph / 39 kt / 45 mph

MinSink:	0.85 m/s / 2.8 fps / 1.66 kt

Specifications:

Span		Area		Empty Weight		Payload		Gross Weight		Wing Load		Water Ballast
m	ft	sq.m	sq.ft	kg	lb.	kg	lb.	kg	lb.	kg /sq.m	lb. /sq.ft	kg	lb.
15.54	51	20.39	219.5	272	600	200	440	472	1040	23.15	4.73	0	0

Aspect ratio:	18
Airfoil:	NACA 4301 2A
Structure:	steel tube/ aluminum skin/ Ceconite fabric
Engine:

Comment:
The 2-33 was designed to succeed the 2-22 as something a little plusher and better performing, therby making it easier to attract new students into soaring. The prototype 2-33 first flew in 1965 and volume production began in 1967. For the best part of the following 20 years, 2-33ﾒs were mainstays in U.S. glider pilot training. It has an all-metal wing structure and steel tube fuselage with moving tail surfaces covered in Ceconite fabric. The spoilers are aerodynamically balanced. The A model, introduced in 1968, has a larger rudder. Subsequent minor offered as an FAA-approved homebuilders kit. The U.S. Air Force Academy operates 13 as the TG-4A. ATC

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